North Carolina 3rd District race grows with candidates
With Congressman Walter Jones’s death, Gibbs County awaits a decision on a special election. Gov. Roy Cooper must set the process, but no plan is announced. Republicans Phil Law Michele Nix Phil Shepard Sandy Smith and Michael Speciale plus Democrat Ollie Nelson have signaled bids or filed with the FEC.
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Walter Jones
North Carolina
Roy Cooper
Cooper
Federal Election Commission
Sandy Smith
Greenville
FEC
Congress
Empty Bowls Mardi Gras fundraiser heads to New Bern
The Craven Arts Council and Religious Community Services host Empty Bowls at Temple Baptist Church 1500 Kingdom Way on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 30 p m. For 25 dollars attendees receive a hearty lunch prepared by local restaurants and church groups and a handcrafted bowl to take home. Proceeds aid Religious Community Services Craven Arts Council and support hungry people in Craven Jones and Pamlico counties.
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Craven Arts Council
Temple Baptist Church
1500
Kingdom Way
New Bern
Craven
Jones
Pamlico Counties
Gray Whitely
SUN Journal
Inmates donate to Craven-Pamlico Animal Shelter
Inmates at Craven Correctional Institution raised one thousand dollars for the Craven-Pamlico Animal Shelter through the Craven Correctional Men's Service Club. Correctional case worker Kathleen Winkler noted the club funds come from sales of photo items.
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Craven Correctional Institution
Craven-Pamlico
Kathleen Winkler
Craven Correctional Men’s Service
Speaker and Cooper ally on 2020 school bond plan
North Carolina political rivals Gov Roy Cooper and House Speaker Tim Moore have joined to back a public education construction bond for the 2020 ballot. They advocate debt funding for repairs and new construction, contrasting with Senate Republicans proposing more spending from existing revenues.
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Raleigh
Roy Cooper
North Carolina
House
Tim Moore
Cooper
Senate Republicans
Historic Caswell Branch Bridge near crime scene described
A burned homicide body was found along Beaman Road, dumped in Craven after killing in another county. The scene features Caswell Branch, a historic single span reinforced concrete bridge dating to circa 1909 and restored in 2007, near the Governor Caswell marker.
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Beaman Road
Craven
Caswell Branch
New Bern
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